Reduced cardiovascular mortality in oral 1alpha-hydroxy vitamin D3 users in a haemodialysis population; do CRP and MMP markers of inflammation reflect this finding?

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2005 Apr;20(4):846; author reply 846. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfh678. Epub 2005 Feb 22.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • C-Reactive Protein / analysis*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / blood
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydroxycholecalciferols* / therapeutic use
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / analysis*
  • Renal Dialysis*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Hydroxycholecalciferols
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2
  • alfacalcidol